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[shahraam]

The audio file for the listening comprehension exercise was from New American Streamline Destinations./0

[shahraam]

Please listen to the audio file and answer the questions based on what is stated or implied in it. Please listen to it without pausing it but as many times as you like. You obviously can and should take notes while listening. It goes without saying that the purpose of the exercise is to help strengthen your listening comprehension and writing skills and that looking up the answers on the Internet could defeat that purpose. Thanks

a. What is Amy Atwood’s job title at the Center for Biological Diversity?/0

b. The Center for Biological Diversity would like Wildlife Services to be
I.more transparency
II. more accountable
III. more regulated
IV.I,II,III
V.II,III
 
c. What does APHIS stand for?/0

d. What are the services that Wildlife Services is supposed to provide?/0

e. According to the official data provided by Wildlife Services, how many of each of these animals was killed in the fiscal year 2013? /0
I. Bobcats  
II. Beavers
III. Coyotes

f. What is the most frequently targeted mammal by Wildlife Services?/0

g. Explain why Amy thinks that there is a conflict of interest in the practices of the Wildlife services./0

h. Why does Amy think that Bullfrogs should be targeted by Wildlife Services?/0



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[siminbaraneh]

a- endanger species legal director for center of biological diversity

b- IV

C- APHIS is agency of US department agriculture

d-conducts program of research technical assistant

e- 25000 beavers -1000 bob cats -75000 coyotes

f- coyotes

g- she was concerned about total budget that less than half percentage comes from funding . the result of that  there is an inherent intensive for wildlif services to be driven in priority . activity caries out necessary what is best for American public  large   ....  

h...-

[shahraam]

a- endanger species legal director for center of biological diversity

b- IV

C- APHIS is agency of US department agriculture

d-conducts program of research technical assistant

e- 25000 beavers -1000 bob cats -75000 coyotes

f- coyotes

g- she was concerned about total budget that less than half percentage comes from funding . the result of that  there is an inherent intensive for wildlif services to be driven in priority . activity caries out necessary what is best for American public  large   ....  

h...-

Hi Simin

This is clearly a difficult exercise even for people with intermediate English language skills, so don't be disappointed that you didn't answer all of the questions correctly. I encourage you to listen to the audio file more carefully and to come up with better answers for questions b, c, d, g, and h. /0
 

a. Almost correct! She is the endangered species legal director for the Center for Biological Diversity./0

b. Wrong /0

c. Wrong . You're not answering the question! /0

d. Not good enough! /0

e. Correct /0

f. Correct /0

g. Wrong /0. I can hardly understand what you're talking about! /0

h.?/0


Thanks

[shahraam]

As I promised earlier, we will be reading another passage from the book More Tales from Shakespeare by Marcia Williams . I have attached the PDF version of the text and also the previous parts of the tale for the people who have not had the chance to read them. Please answer the questions based on what is stated or implied in the passage. I have made all the questions myself. /0

The escape of Polixenes made the jealous Leontes even more
angry. He went to the queen's rooms, where her little son
Mamillius was just beginning to tell his mother one of his best
stories to amuse her. Taking the child away, the king sent
Hermione to prison./0
Though Mamillius was only a very young child, he loved his
mother dearly. When he saw her treated so badly and realized that
she had been taken away from him, he became very unhappy.
Gradually he lost his desire to eat and sleep, until it was thought
that his sadness would kill him.
When the king had sent his queen to prison, he commanded
Cleomenes and Dion, two Sicilian lords, to go to Delphos and
ask the oracle at the temple of Apollo if his queen had been
unfaithful to him./0
After Hermione had been in prison for a short time, she gave
birth to a daughter. The poor lady was comforted by the sight of
her pretty baby, and she said to it: "My poor little prisoner, I have
done as little wrong as you have."/0
Hermione had a kind friend, Paulina, who was the wife of
Antigonus, another Sicilian lord. When Paulina heard that the
queen had given birth to a child, she went to the prison where
Hermione was kept and said to Emilia, a lady who served
Hermione,'I pray you, Emilia, tell the good queen that if she will
trust me with her baby, I will carry it to the king, its father. His
heart may soften when he sees his little child.'/0
'My lady,' replied Emilia, 'I will tell the queen of your offer.
She was wishing today that she had a friend who would dare to
show the child to the king.'/0
'And tell her,' said Paulina, 'that I will speak to Leontes in her
defense.'/0
'May God reward you,' said Emilia, 'for your kindness to our
gentle queen!'/0
Emilia then went to Hermione, who joyfully gave her baby
into Paulina's care./0
Paulina took the child and forced her way into the presence
of the king, although her husband, Antigonus, who feared the
king's anger, tried to prevent her. She laid the baby at its father's
feet, and made a noble speech to the king in defense of
Hermione. She criticized him for his cruelty and begged him to
have pity on his wife and child, who had done no wrong. But
Paulina's words only increased Leontes' anger, and he ordered
Antigonus to take her away./0
When Paulina went away, she left the little baby at its father's
feet. She thought that when he was alone with it, he would look
at it and feel pity for it./0
The good Paulina was wrong. As soon as she left, the cruel
father ordered Antigonus to take the child out to sea and leave it
on some empty shore to die./0
 
a. The word ‘him’ in line 8 refers to
I. Leontes  
II. Polixenes
III.Mamillius
IV. Antigonus

 
b. The word ‘poor’ in line 16 is closest in meaning to
I. pathetic
II. weak
III. indigent
IV. indigenous
 
c. Did Antigonus approve of his wife taking Mamillius to the presence of the king? Why?/0


d. The word ‘she’ in line 23 refers to
I. Paulina
II. Hermione
III. Hermione’s daughter
IV. Emilia
 
e. Why did Leontes send Hermione to prison?/0

f. Do you think Leontes was sure about the unfaithfulness of his wife? Explain./0

g. In your opinion and given what has happened so far in this tale, why did Leontes decide to kill Mamillius?/0

[javadprh]

As I promised earlier, we will be reading another passage from the book More Tales from Shakespeare by Marcia Williams . I have attached the PDF version of the text and also the previous parts of the tale for the people who have not had the chance to read them. Please answer the questions based on what is stated or implied in the passage. I have made all the questions myself. /0

The escape of Polixenes made the jealous Leontes even more
angry. He went to the queen's rooms, where her little son
Mamillius was just beginning to tell his mother one of his best
stories to amuse her. Taking the child away, the king sent
Hermione to prison./0
Though Mamillius was only a very young child, he loved his
mother dearly. When he saw her treated so badly and realized that
she had been taken away from him, he became very unhappy.
Gradually he lost his desire to eat and sleep, until it was thought
that his sadness would kill him.
When the king had sent his queen to prison, he commanded
Cleomenes and Dion, two Sicilian lords, to go to Delphos and
ask the oracle at the temple of Apollo if his queen had been
unfaithful to him./0
After Hermione had been in prison for a short time, she gave
birth to a daughter. The poor lady was comforted by the sight of
her pretty baby, and she said to it: "My poor little prisoner, I have
done as little wrong as you have."/0
Hermione had a kind friend, Paulina, who was the wife of
Antigonus, another Sicilian lord. When Paulina heard that the
queen had given birth to a child, she went to the prison where
Hermione was kept and said to Emilia, a lady who served
Hermione,'I pray you, Emilia, tell the good queen that if she will
trust me with her baby, I will carry it to the king, its father. His
heart may soften when he sees his little child.'/0
'My lady,' replied Emilia, 'I will tell the queen of your offer.
She was wishing today that she had a friend who would dare to
show the child to the king.'/0
'And tell her,' said Paulina, 'that I will speak to Leontes in her
defense.'/0
'May God reward you,' said Emilia, 'for your kindness to our
gentle queen!'/0
Emilia then went to Hermione, who joyfully gave her baby
into Paulina's care./0
Paulina took the child and forced her way into the presence
of the king, although her husband, Antigonus, who feared the
king's anger, tried to prevent her. She laid the baby at its father's
feet, and made a noble speech to the king in defense of
Hermione. She criticized him for his cruelty and begged him to
have pity on his wife and child, who had done no wrong. But
Paulina's words only increased Leontes' anger, and he ordered
Antigonus to take her away./0
When Paulina went away, she left the little baby at its father's
feet. She thought that when he was alone with it, he would look
at it and feel pity for it./0
The good Paulina was wrong. As soon as she left, the cruel
father ordered Antigonus to take the child out to sea and leave it
on some empty shore to die./0
 
a. The word ‘him’ in line 8 refers to
I. Leontes  
II. Polixenes
III.Mamillius
IV. Antigonus

 
b. The word ‘poor’ in line 16 is closest in meaning to
I. pathetic
II. weak
III. indigent
IV. indigenous
 
c. Did Antigonus approve of his wife taking Mamillius to the presence of the king? Why?/0


d. The word ‘she’ in line 23 refers to
I. Paulina
II. Hermione
III. Hermione’s daughter
IV. Emilia
 
e. Why did Polixenes send Hermione to prison?/0

f. Do you think Polixenes was sure about the unfaithfulness of his wife? Explain./0

g. In your opinion and given what has happened so far in this tale, why did Leontes decide to kill Mamillius?/0

a: him refers to Mamillius


b: weak


c: no,because he was afraid of the anger of king and he thought that maybe the king put his wife in prison too!


d: she refers to Hermione

e: I think in this question, Piloxenes should change to Leontes. so Leontes sent Hermione to prison because he got jealous and he thought that maybe his wife had a relationship with his friend
 
f: I think in this question we should change Piloxenes to Leontes. though, I think he was sure about the unfaithfulness of his wife,because he loved her so much and there wasn`t any problem in their relationship and if he wasn`t sure about this,he wont put his lovely wife into the prison.

g: he hated his wife,he didn`t want any memories from someone who cheated on him,so he killed that poor little girl to erase all things about his past life with Hermione.

[shahraam]

a: him refers to Mamillius


b: weak


c: no,because he was afraid of the anger of king and he thought that maybe the king put his wife in prison too!


d: she refers to Hermione

e: I think in this question, Piloxenes should change to Leontes. so Leontes sent Hermione to prison because he got jealous and he thought that maybe his wife had a relationship with his friend
 
f: I think in this question we should change Piloxenes to Leontes. though, I think he was sure about the unfaithfulness of his wife,because he loved her so much and there wasn`t any problem in their relationship and if he wasn`t sure about this,he wont put his lovely wife into the prison.

g: he hated his wife,he didn`t want any memories from someone who cheated on him,so he killed that poor little girl to erase all things about his past life with Hermione.

Thanks . I corrected questions e and f. /0 

[shahraam]

a: him refers to Mamillius


b: weak


c: no,because he was afraid of the anger of king and he thought that maybe the king put his wife in prison too!


d: she refers to Hermione

e: I think in this question, Piloxenes should change to Leontes. so Leontes sent Hermione to prison because he got jealous and he thought that maybe his wife had a relationship with his friend
 
f: I think in this question we should change Piloxenes to Leontes. though, I think he was sure about the unfaithfulness of his wife,because he loved her so much and there wasn`t any problem in their relationship and if he wasn`t sure about this,he wont put his lovely wife into the prison.

g: he hated his wife,he didn`t want any memories from someone who cheated on him,so he killed that poor little girl to erase all things about his past life with Hermione.

Hi Javad


 Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions and also for catching those mistakes . I was in a hurry that day and that is why in questions e and f , I typed ‘Polixenes'  instead of ‘Leontes’./0
 
a. Correct ./0
 
b. Wrong . The best answer is I, 'pathetic' , but pathetic with a positive connotation./0
 
c. Correct but I would rephrase it like this: No, because he was afraid of the king's anger and thought that the king may get angry and put his wife in prison too! /0
 
d. Correct . /0
 
e. Correct . I would rephrase it like this though: Leontes sent Hermione to prison because he got jealous and thought that his wife might have had a relationship with his friend, Polixenes./0
 
f. Wrong . He wasn't really sure, otherwise he wouldn't have sent two of his lords to the temple of Apollo to ask the oracle if his wife had been unfaithful to him./0
 
g. Correct . This is certainly one possible answer. I would rephrase it like this though: He hated his wife and didn't want any memories from someone who might have cheated on him, so he decided to kill the poor little girl to erase everything about his past life with Hermione./0
 
Thanks

[shahraam]

Please listen to the audio file and answer the questions based on what is stated or implied in it. Please listen to it without pausing it but as many times as you like. You obviously can and should take notes while listening. It goes without saying that the purpose of the exercise is to help strengthen your listening comprehension and writing skills and that looking up the answers on the Internet could defeat that purpose. Thanks

a. What is Amy Atwood’s job title at the Center for Biological Diversity?/0

b. The Center for Biological Diversity would like Wildlife Services to be
I.more transparency
II. more accountable
III. more regulated
IV.I,II,III
V.II,III
 
c. What does APHIS stand for?/0

d. What are the services that Wildlife Services is supposed to provide?/0

e. According to the official data provided by Wildlife Services, how many of each of these animals was killed in the fiscal year 2013? /0
I. Bobcats  
II. Beavers
III. Coyotes

f. What is the most frequently targeted mammal by Wildlife Services?/0

g. Explain why Amy thinks that there is a conflict of interest in the practices of the Wildlife services./0

h. Why does Amy think that Bullfrogs should be targeted by Wildlife Services?/0



Audio file download link

I have reduced the playback speed of the audio file by about 13 percent . This should make understanding the conversations a bit easier./0

Download link for the audio file with reduced playback speed

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